Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-03
WAR CLOUDS LESS DARK.
THE POSTS ARTICLG DECLARED
ONLY A SCARE.

Nearly Every OtHor Prominent GermNn
Paper OF the Opinion That There la No
sound Basis BeneRth the q aims OF
the Articlc-rhe Feelings on the EXTs
changes stilI Feverlsh.
LONDON, Feb. AT 1880 O'CLOCK this
afternoon the Stcck Exchange markets
were sensitive and nervous. They opened
very fiat, but better feeling set in on
rumOr that Gen. Boulanger, the French
Minister of War, had resigned. Prices
fell later on reports of lower prices on the
Berlin Bourse. They then became
tirmer on dispatches from Paris re-
porting steadier market there.
The journal de st. Petersburg attri-
butes the Bourse panic 10 newspaper ar
ticles. 1t says: "Doubtless the arma-
ments which are proceeding, although
dictated by vigilance, inspires distrust
which may cause a conflict. The wisdom
OF the governments interested consists
in taking this situation into account, and
the tact that it has been frequently de-
clared that no power desires war;"
BELGIUM CATCHES THE CoNTAGIoN.
BRUSSELS, Feb. 2.--It is reported that
the government has decided TO ask of Par
lament credit OF 10000, ,00Of for war
ornaments and for forufying Antwerp
and the country between the Sambre ana
Meuse rivers.
POLITICAL SCHEMING CHARGED.
PARIS, Feb. 1.-The Temps refuses to
regard as serious the attacks Of the Ger
man papers upon France. 1t says they
are due to an electoral game, the issue OF
which will be the triumph of Imperialism
or of parliamentarism.
The German spies recently arrested at
Lyons have been liberated on their own
recognizances.
PEACE WITH THE CHURCH.
BERLIN, Feb. 2.-It is semi-oficially
stated that complete entente has been
reached by Prussia and the Vatican on
questions Of church and State, cementing
the relations between the government and
Curia. All the newspapers except the
North German Gazette are discussing the
Berlin Posts recent article on the sltua-
tion in France.
The Vossische Zeitung condemns the
article as Offering wauton provocation to
France.
The Tageblatt reminds the public that
the sensational article IN the Post in 1875
headed "War in Sight" was disavowed
by Prince Bismarck in the Reichstag.
The Freisinnige declares that the arti-
Gle was especially designed to play upon
the fears of the German electors.
The National reproduces it without
criticism beyond affirming that Germany
continues solid rampant Tor European
peace, and that in rightly judging the
situation it is necessary to recall the
words OF Prince Bismarck that Germany
would not take the responsibility Of at
tacklng France.
The Kreuse Zeitung says that the Chau-
vinists opinions of the Berlin Post have
no official weight and are purely indi-
vidual.
The stock markets to-day after large
fluctuations closed firm with a moderate
rise. English buyers continued TO take
advantage OF the low level OF foreign mar
kets. On the Paris BOurse there was a
marked recovery and the settlement was
effected with less difficulty than was
feared.
THE TENSION DECLARED EXTREME.
LONDON, Feb. 3, 5 A. MA dispatch
from Berlin to the Standard says: 1.-The
tension between Germany and France is
extreme, and solution must come very
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